Matthew 10
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The Twelve Apostles
1Then Jesus#10.1 Gk he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;#10.3 Other ancient authorities read Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus 4Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
The Mission of the Twelve
5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’#10.7 Or is at hand 8Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers,#10.8 The terms leper and leprosy can refer to several diseases cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. 9Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, 10no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food. 11Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. 12As you enter the house, greet it. 13If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. 15Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
Coming Persecutions
16“See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; 18and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. 19When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; 20for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; 22and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24“A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; 25it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!
Whom to Fear
26“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. 27What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. 28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.#10.28 Gk Gehenna 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
32“Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; 33but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
Not Peace, but a Sword
34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36and one's foes will be members of one's own household.
37Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
Rewards
40“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; 42and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”
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Matthew 10
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The Mission of the Twelve Apostles
Mk 3:13–19; Lk 6:12–16
1#Mk 3:13–15; 6:7–13He called His twelve disciples to Him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
2#Mt 4:18; 4:21Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother; 3#Mk 3:18; Ac 1:13; Mt 9:9Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus; and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4#Mt 26:14; Jn 13:2Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
The Commissioning of the Twelve Apostles
Mk 6:7–13; Lk 9:1–6
5#Jn 4:9; 2Ki 17:24–41These twelve Jesus sent out, and commanded them, saying, “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans. 6#Jer 50:6; Ps 119:176But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7#Mt 3:2; 4:17As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8#Ac 3:6Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
9#Lk 22:35“Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper for your purses, 10nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor shoes, nor even staffs. For the workman is worthy of his keep.
11“In whatever city or town you enter, inquire in it who is worthy. And live there until you leave. 12#1Sa 25:6When you come into a house, greet it. 13If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14#Ac 13:51; Ne 5:13Whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15#Mt 12:36; 2Pe 2:9Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the Day of Judgment than for that town.
Coming Persecutions
Mk 13:9–13; Lk 21:12–17
16#Lk 10:3; Ge 3:1“Look, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 17#Mk 13:9; Mt 23:34; 5:22But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. 18#Mt 8:4You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19#Ex 4:12; Mt 6:25But when they deliver you up, take no thought of how or what you will speak. For it will be given you at that time what you will speak. 20#Ac 4:8; 6:10For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks through you.
21“The brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child. And the children will rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death. 22#Mt 24:13; Mk 13:13; Mt 24:9You will be hated by all men for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. 23#Mt 16:28; Ac 8:1But when they persecute you in this city, escape into another. For truly I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24#Lk 6:40; Jn 13:16“The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his master. 25#Mk 3:22; Mt 9:34It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household?
Whom to Fear
Lk 12:2–7
26#Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17“Therefore do not fear them. For nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27#Ac 5:20What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. And what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28#Isa 8:12–13; 51:12Do not fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father. 30#1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31#Mt 6:26Therefore do not fear. You are more valuable than many sparrows.
Confessing and Denying Christ
Lk 12:8–9
32#Rev 3:5; Ro 10:9–10“Whoever will confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father who is in heaven. 33#2Ti 2:12; Mk 8:38But whoever will deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
Not Peace, but a Sword
Lk 12:51–53; 14:26–27
34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35#Mt 10:21For I have come to turn
‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
36#Mic 7:6; Ps 41:9 a man’s foes will be those of his own household.’
37#Lk 14:26; Dt 33:9“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38#Mt 16:24; Lk 14:27And He who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39#Lk 17:33; Jn 12:25He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
Rewards
Mk 9:41
40#Mt 18:5; Lk 9:48“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41#3Jn 1:5–8He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42#Mt 25:40; Heb 6:10And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, truly I tell you, he shall in no way lose his reward.”
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